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North Carolina State Wolfpack @ Purdue Boilermakers

Current Records: North Carolina State 26-14, Purdue 33-4

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It's all come down to this: the Purdue Boilermakers will take on the North Carolina State Wolfpack to determine the NCAA National Champion at 6:09 p.m. ET on Saturday at State Farm Stadium. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as the Boilermakers come in on four and the Wolfpack on nine.

Purdue earned some postseason bragging rights after a successful outing on Sunday. They came out on top against Tennessee by a score of 72-66.

It was another big night for Zach Edey, who dropped a double-double on 40 points and 16 rebounds. The match was his 14th in a row with at least 22.4 points. Fletcher Loyer was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with two steals.

Meanwhile, North Carolina State earned some postseason bragging rights after a successful outing on Sunday. They walked away with a 76-64 victory over Duke.

North Carolina State can attribute much of their success to DJ Burns Jr., who scored 29 points along with two blocks. Burns Jr.'s performance made up for a slower game against Marquette last Friday. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Horne, who scored 20 points.

Purdue is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 33-4 record this season. As for North Carolina State, their win bumped their record up to 26-14.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Purdue hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 84.2 points per game. However, it's not like North Carolina State struggles in that department as they've been averaging 75.5. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Purdue is hoping to beat the odds on Saturday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. They might be worth a quick bet since they've covered the spread the last four times they've played.

Odds

Purdue is a big 9-point favorite against North Carolina State, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Boilermakers as a 9.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 146.5 points.

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Series History

Purdue won the only game these two teams have played in the last 3 years.

  • Dec 12, 2021 - Purdue 82 vs. North Carolina State 72